Morning Report

It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio

That banging sound you hear coming out of Auckland this weekend may be the auctioneer's hammer falling on some of the country's greatest works of art.

The works include furnishings and notable pieces… Read more Audio

There are nerves in the central North Island that the region will be at high-risk when an expected influx of visitors descends once borders further north reopen.

Vaccination rates in the Ruapehu… Read more Audio

The All Blacks are preparing for the first heavy-duty assignment of their northern hemisphere tour when they play Ireland on Sunday morning.

Two of their last four clashes have been won by Ireland… Read more Audio

It's a trans-Tasman final. Australia have taken out Pakistan by 5 wickets in a photo finish semi-final at the T-20 Cricket World Cup.

Now, they will line up against the Black Caps in the decider in… Read more Audio

In a first at COP26 overnight, the first-ever set of countries has committed to an end date to all oil and gas exploration and extraction.

The Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance is led by Costa Rica and… Read more Audio

Auckland and Waikato schools can reopen next week but thousands of thirteen and fourteen year olds will have to wait a little longer to get back to the classroom.

Some secondary schools in alert… Read more Audio

It's the office Zoom meeting on steroids.

Leaders of the some of the world's most powerful countries will meet virtually tonight for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, hosted by New… Read more Audio

Sunset clauses in new-build contracts were originally designed to help buyers escape being trapped in construction projects beset by long delays.

Lawyers say that buyers are increasingly being caught… Read more Audio

Taranaki DHB says the six people in Stratford who tested positive for Covid-19 were reluctant to get tested and have not been using the contact tracing app.

The group got swabbed yesterday, more than… Read more Audio